Trigonometry Examples

Simplify sec(-pi/3)-cot(-(5pi)/4)
Step 1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1
Add full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 1.2
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant.
Step 1.3
The exact value of is .
Step 1.4
Add full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 1.5
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cotangent is negative in the second quadrant.
Step 1.6
The exact value of is .
Step 1.7
Multiply .
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Step 1.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 2
Add and .